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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 19585, member: 57463&quot;]It is my term; I coined it.&nbsp; It is my experience as an observer that PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG are about equally competent and respected.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some tyros in this hobby go along with multiple &quot;tiers&quot; of acceptability, based on their limited experience with &quot;sight unseen&quot; sales, such as Teletrade or Coin Dealers Network, or Certified Coin Exchange.&nbsp; However, if you read the details of their posts (for instance on rec.collecting.coins) you will find that they take the coin to ANACS for a free opinion and then submit it to NGC or PCGS for the slab.&nbsp; If ANACS is not a &quot;top tier&quot; company, why ask them for their opinion?</p><p><br /></p><p>I happen to know the people from ICG.&nbsp; James Taylor was the Education Director at the ANA.&nbsp; J. P. Martin is famous for his videos, lectures, and other work as the ANA Authenticator before ANAAB was closed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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